I got up at 4:30 to watch La Course, the women's circuit race being put on as part of the Tour De France. It's only one stage out of the 21 that the men do, but man, it's so awesome to watch a fully covered women's race (i.e. nice cameras, lots of angles, good, clear shots, good commentary, etc.), and it's so rare that we get to see pro women race. Usually, I follow races on Twitter, which is not nearly as good. The extra bonus is that a friend of mine was racing, and seeing her get to go and tear it up with luminaries like Marianne Vos (who is the most successful cyclist in the world today, male or female) was so awesome and inspiring!

_________________If you spit on my food I will blow your forking head off, you filthy shitdog. - MumblesDon't you know that vegan meat is the gateway drug to chicken addiction? Because GMO and trans-fats. - kaerlighed

_________________I would eat Dr. Cow pocket cheese in a second. I would eat it if you hid it under your hat, or in your backpack, but not if it was in your shoe. That's where I draw the line. -allularpunk

I went to a walk to benefit local farm sanctuaries, I met Esther the Wonder Pig's dads, and I ate a giant vegan burrito stuffed with rice, shaved seitan, guac, salsa, hot sauce, coleslaw, and tortilla chips.

Oh and I have a giant cinnamon bun waiting for me for dessert.

_________________I like my bagels like I like my men - big and covered with earth balance & nooch. - Bunniee

So I biked, like... ALL over Portland today. And didn't have a heart attack! I did a vegan scavenger hunt with some friends, and let me tell you... I am POOPED. Holey Moley, I am not fit enough for this. And then I gardened, like a crazy person. *passes out*

I went to a walk to benefit local farm sanctuaries, I met Esther the Wonder Pig's dads, and I ate a giant vegan burrito stuffed with rice, shaved seitan, guac, salsa, hot sauce, coleslaw, and tortilla chips.

Gotta add a new best thing. I mean, I should have expected it to be my best thing, really. Lard I did a lot of shiitake today.

Musical Theater karaoke. Private-room style. I met this guy a couple of weeks ago (queer and trans!) who was as obsessed with musicals as I am, so we said we'd start this karaoke night together. It was mostly filled with people who didn't really know each other either, it was so great. All queerz, all hams. And I discovered that 'Out Tonight' from Rent is perfectly in my key.

I'm in a really good mood. I brought my vegan coworker some pierogies and she brought me cookies. The temperature dropped about 25 degrees since yesterday and I went on a run at lunch. Aaaaand, I have awesome lunch today (enchiladas I made with leftover pierogi filling).

Edit: Ooh! And a girl I helped out with a t-shirt order just told me we had some of the best customer service she'd experienced in a long time!

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My cousin's baby made it safely into the world. I think she's a little bit premature but she looked fine from the picture. Have been worried about my cousin as she had to be hospitalised a few weeks back so very thankful everything seems to have worked out okay.

_________________"Like a wonky bourbon stonehenge. But in a good way." - Disappearing Ink

My best thing's from last week / earlier this week. I went to Vienna and hung out with acht and inceptisol and it was super awesome, we ate loads of delicious food and went to an all vegan ice cream place (with 20 flavours!!) and I took a lot of pictures of vegan products that were larger than my head!

Lucy came home! Super weird - I'd been trying to trap her using a humane trap, and I'd just been seeing her less and less outside. I had pretty much figured she was gone for good. Then, last night, we left the back door open by accident, and the other cat went out into the back yard, and when D got up to get something to drink, they both came running inside. So weird!

How could you not love this face?

_________________If you spit on my food I will blow your forking head off, you filthy shitdog. - MumblesDon't you know that vegan meat is the gateway drug to chicken addiction? Because GMO and trans-fats. - kaerlighed